Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) , Solomon Arase has passed away at the age of 69.
Arase, who served as Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, died at the Cedarcrest Hospital , Abuja .
He was appointed as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission in January 2023 by the late President Muhammadu Buhari.
He also headed the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, the police force’s top intelligence unit.
He later obtained a Law degree from the University of Benin as well as a Master’s degree from the University of Lagos.
During his career, he held several key positions, including Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of intelligence.
He also served in Namibia as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission and was a Fellow of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Arase retired from the Police on June 21, 2016, after reaching the mandatory retirement age.
